Where does “sam-” come from?

sam- (Middle English) comes from Old English sām-, from Proto-Germanic sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “sam-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsām-half-; partly; incompletely; half-; half, semi-
2Proto-Germanicsēmi-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sam-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Old English sām- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi- →